Nikon AN-DC3 Strap for Digital SLR - Black

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These little squishy cubes almost feel as though they are filled with gel, and the result is an incredibly comfortable strap when carrying a heavy load.

I might use the wrist strap that came with them, otherwise, they live in my pocket and only come out to shoot. The reason is that I find having the camera and lens out of the rucksack gives me some relief on my back from carrying the kit.

Clearly this camera hand strap was impressing a lot of people, and that’s actually a slightly higher reviewer rating than the Peak Design Clutch hand strap that I have enjoyed using for many years. I wasn’t surprised to see event photographers like this strap, but I also had a few landscape photographers tell me they like to use it, and an action sports photographer who uses it when he’s photographing from a helicopter. Your mileage may vary, but I know some people don’t like having things cling to their bodies in hot weather. The Peak Design Leash, with dual strap adjusters to quickly shorten or lengthen the strap from either end.

The sublime Leica strap is so carefully designed for such a narrow range of cameras and athletic users that there isn't ever much slack, and the magic strap material somehow seems to bend together so there are never any openings where the strap doubles-back to the buckle.Out of all the brands on this list, Aircell is the one that I suspect most people will not have heard of.